Country Starlet doily

This doily is well suitable, being simple and not too lacy, with a medium-thick thread or yarn; furthermore it is very ‘instructive’, using a lot of basic stitches. It is hence a good starting point for beginner threaders, and it is a nice accessory for a "country-style" house. If you want to crochet it with a thinner thread, it will result in a dainty coaster.

Material : Egyptian cotton # 5, hook 1.9 mm (US steel #5); you can substitute with Cebelia #5 or equivalent cordonnet thread , or you can use a thin yarn like Lustersheen with a hook no. 3 (US C/D) (but the gauge can slightly vary)

Stitches : ch, sl st, sc, dc, tr, dtr (double triple), small picot = 3 ch, sc on front ch of last st, tr cluster = 3 tr closed together.

1. 1 ch, 15 sc in lp, join with sl st to first st.

2. 3 ch(=dc) in joining sc, dc in same sc, (2 dc in next sc) 14 times, join with sl st to first st =>30 dc.

3. 3 ch(=dc) in joining dc, (dc in next dc) twice, 11 ch, *(dc in next dc) 3 times, 11 ch*; Repeat *to* 8 more times, join with sl st to first st.

4. (sl st) 7 times reaching the center chain of first 11-ch sp, 10 ch(=first dtr+5ch), (sc, 5 ch, dtr) in same chain, 1 ch,*(dtr, 5 ch, sc, 5 ch, dtr) in center chain of next 11-ch sp, 1 ch* Repeat * to * 8 times more, join with sl st to first st.

5. 5 sl st reaching first sc; 5 ch (=tr+1ch), (tr, ch) 5 times on same sc, tr on same sc, sc on 1-ch sp, *(tr, ch)6 times on next sc, tr on same sc, sc on 1-ch sp*; Repeat * to * 8 times more, join with sl st to first st.

6. sl st reaching first 1-ch sp, *sc on 1-ch sp, (3 ch, sc in next sp)5 times, (ch, sc) twice on next sc, 1 ch*; Repeat * to * 9 times more, join with sl st to first st.

7. sl st reaching first 3-ch sp, *sc in 3-ch sp, (3 ch, sc in next 3-ch sp) 4 times, sk a 1-ch sp, (ch, sc) twice in next 1-ch sp, 1 ch *; Repeat * to * 9 times more, join with sl st to first st.

8. sl st reaching first 3-ch sp, * *sc in 3-ch sp, (3 ch, sc in next 3-ch sp) 3 times, sk a 1-ch sp, (ch, sc) twice in next 1-ch sp, 1 ch, sk next 1-ch sp* Repeat * to * 9 times more, join with sl st to first st.

9. *tr cluster in first 3-ch sp, 3 ch, (tr cluster, 5 ch, tr cluster) in 2nd 3-ch sp, tr cluster in 3rd 3-ch sp; sk a 1-ch sp, (ch, sc) twice in next 1-ch sp, 1 ch, sk next 1-ch sp* Repeat * to * 9 times more, join with sl st to first st.

10. sl st reaching first 5-ch sp, *(tr cluster, 5 ch) 3 times in 5-ch sp, tr cluster in same sp, 3 ch, sk a 1-ch sp, (tr, 3 ch, tr) in 2nd 1-ch sp, 3 ch *; Repeat * to * 9 times more, join with sl st to first st.

11. sl st reaching first 5-ch sp, *[(2 sc, ch, 2 sc) in next 5-ch sp]three times, 3 sc in next 3-ch sp, (sc, ch, sc) in next 3-ch sp, 3 sc in next 3-ch sp;* ; Repeat * to * 9 times more, join with sl st to first st. Cut thread .